Counselor Top 40 supplier Ennis
(asi/52493) announced yesterday that it has acquired Printgraphics
Inc.Printgraphics
has locations in Vandalia, OH and Nevada, IA, both of which will continue
producing their current products and services. The company’s president, Paul
Curry, will remain in his role, and Printgraphics
will now operate as a business unit under the Ennis umbrella.

"Ennis is one of the largest and most highly successful
printing resellers in the industry,” said Curry. “The acquisition of Printgraphics by Ennis will ensure the continued growth of
the company into the future by allowing us to take advantage of their vast
network of suppliers and economic strength."

Printgraphics is a wholesale
manufacturer of integrated document solutions. As part of the deal with Ennis, Printgraphics will maintain its name and retain all of its
employees. "We are very happy to have Printgraphics
join the Ennis organization,” said Keith Walters, chairman, president and CEO
of Ennis and a member of the Counselor Power 50. “As we have done with our
other acquisitions, Printgraphics' customers will see
no change in their daily interaction with Printgraphics."

Ennis, which includes Alstyle
Apparel (asi/34817), is the fifth-largest supplier in the ad specialty market,
reporting $283 million in 2010 North American ad specialty revenues.

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Promotional products, also known as ad specialties, make up a $20.5 billion dollar industry and are used by virtually every business in America. Why? Items like mugs, pens and t-shirts are memorable and provide a better cost per impression for advertisers than almost every major marketing effort like prime time TV, magazines and radio.

With so many businesses buying ad specialties there is a huge opportunity for professionals looking to make great money running a promotional products distributorship. It’s easy and inexpensive to get started and you can work from home.